Joe,
There's an accident in the north bound lane in Fruitland at Cedar and 13. It appears that a pick up ran into a police car from behind. EMS on the scene.
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Accident In Fruitland
Joe,
There's an accident in the north bound lane in Fruitland at Cedar and 13. It appears that a pick up ran into a police car from behind. EMS on the scene.
Missing Dog
Joe,
Our Australian Shepherd was hit by a car on Rt 50 near the Wicomico/Worcester County line. We have been unable to find him and are hoping someone is possibly taking care of him. Can you please post his picture in hopes someone out there recognizes him.
Thanks so much.....
Debbie
mccormack@mchsi.com
Subject Arrested For Failure To Re-Resister As A Sex Offender And Theft Charges
Location: Palmetto Street, Mobil Gardens, Seaford, DE
Date of Occurrence: Tuesday, January 5th 2010, at approximately 7:02 pm
Suspect: Patrick J. Monceax, 35 years old, of Seaford, DE
Resume: Last week Troopers investigated a theft of video games from a vehicle parked on Palmetto Street, Seaford, DE. During their investigation they were able to determine that Patrick J. Monceax had stolen the video games from the victim’s vehicle.
It was also discovered that Patrick J. Monceax sold the games to a local business for cash. After making contact with the business owner, Troopers were able to recover all the video games and return them to the victim. Troopers later located Patrick J. Monceax at a friend’s house also on Palmetto Street, Mobil Gardens, Seaford, DE.
Troopers placed Patrick J. Monceax in custody without incident and transported him to Troop 5. During their original investigation Troopers discovered that Patrick J. Monceax is a registered sex offender and did not Re-Register his new address with the State within 3 business days.
Patrick J. Monceax was formally charged with, Failure to Re-Register as a Sex Offender (f), 24 counts of Theft (m), 24 counts of Receiving Stolen Property (m), and 24 counts of Selling Stolen Property (m).
Patrick J. Monceax was arraigned, and Committed to Sussex Correction Institute in lieu of $25,000 secured bail.
Date of Occurrence: Tuesday, January 5th 2010, at approximately 7:02 pm
Suspect: Patrick J. Monceax, 35 years old, of Seaford, DE
Resume: Last week Troopers investigated a theft of video games from a vehicle parked on Palmetto Street, Seaford, DE. During their investigation they were able to determine that Patrick J. Monceax had stolen the video games from the victim’s vehicle.
It was also discovered that Patrick J. Monceax sold the games to a local business for cash. After making contact with the business owner, Troopers were able to recover all the video games and return them to the victim. Troopers later located Patrick J. Monceax at a friend’s house also on Palmetto Street, Mobil Gardens, Seaford, DE.
Troopers placed Patrick J. Monceax in custody without incident and transported him to Troop 5. During their original investigation Troopers discovered that Patrick J. Monceax is a registered sex offender and did not Re-Register his new address with the State within 3 business days.
Patrick J. Monceax was formally charged with, Failure to Re-Register as a Sex Offender (f), 24 counts of Theft (m), 24 counts of Receiving Stolen Property (m), and 24 counts of Selling Stolen Property (m).
Patrick J. Monceax was arraigned, and Committed to Sussex Correction Institute in lieu of $25,000 secured bail.
Juvenile Arrest For Rape 1st
Location: Westville Road, Hartly, DE
Date of Occurrence: Monday, January 4th, 2010, at approximately 8:00 pm
Suspect: Antrell D. Smack, 16 years old, of Hartly, DE
Resume: Troop 3 Detectives are currently investigating the Rape of a 13 year old female victim, in Hartly, DE. The victim told her mother on Tuesday night
that Antrell D. Smack forced her to perform sexual acts on him while they were in the house together Monday evening.
Upon becoming aware of the incident the victim’s mother immediately contacted the State Police. Troopers from Troop 3 responded to the residence and transported the victim’s mother, the 13 year old female victim, and Antrell D. Smack to Troop 3.
Troop 3 Detectives interviewed the 13 year old female victim about the facts of the case in the presents of her mother. The investigation revealed that Antrell D. Smack has been living in the Westville Road home as a foster child. The victim told detectives that on Monday night she was in the Westville Road home, when Antrell D. Smack called for her from another room in the house. The victim stated when she entered the room Antrell D. Smack forced her to perform sexual acts on him.
Upon Detectives completing the interview with the victim, Antrell D. Smack was formally charged with, Rape 1st (f), and Indecent Exposure 1st (m). Antrell D. Smack was committed to the Stevenson House in lieu of $21,000 secured bail.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Date of Occurrence: Monday, January 4th, 2010, at approximately 8:00 pm
Suspect: Antrell D. Smack, 16 years old, of Hartly, DE
Resume: Troop 3 Detectives are currently investigating the Rape of a 13 year old female victim, in Hartly, DE. The victim told her mother on Tuesday night
that Antrell D. Smack forced her to perform sexual acts on him while they were in the house together Monday evening.
Upon becoming aware of the incident the victim’s mother immediately contacted the State Police. Troopers from Troop 3 responded to the residence and transported the victim’s mother, the 13 year old female victim, and Antrell D. Smack to Troop 3.
Troop 3 Detectives interviewed the 13 year old female victim about the facts of the case in the presents of her mother. The investigation revealed that Antrell D. Smack has been living in the Westville Road home as a foster child. The victim told detectives that on Monday night she was in the Westville Road home, when Antrell D. Smack called for her from another room in the house. The victim stated when she entered the room Antrell D. Smack forced her to perform sexual acts on him.
Upon Detectives completing the interview with the victim, Antrell D. Smack was formally charged with, Rape 1st (f), and Indecent Exposure 1st (m). Antrell D. Smack was committed to the Stevenson House in lieu of $21,000 secured bail.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Nigerian Man Indicted In Plot To Blow Up Plane
DETROIT -- A grand jury indicted a Nigerian man on Wednesday on charges of attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day by trying to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Another Salisbury News Reader said: Why is the Obama administration refusing to prosecute these terrorist as terrorist and not common criminals?
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY
ANNAPOLIS, MD (January 6, 2010) – Governor Martin O’Malley issued the following statement on Mayor Dixon’s intention to resign:
“This is a difficult day in the history of our City. All of us need to support Council President Rawlings-Blake as she takes on the critically important work of leading Baltimore’s progress as our new Mayor.”
STATEMENT FROM A READER OF SALISBURY NEWS: My Girl Shelia Dixon resigned as Mayor after a plea agreement and will NOT have to go to Jail and still receive a pension of $80.000 + a year. Not bad for a couple of gift cards huh.
A Comment So Worthy Of A Post
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Lost Golden Retriever":Thank you everyone for your concern. We had a man call this morning and said that he had found her! She is now safe and sound. I'm so glad we got her back. Thank you, Joe for putting this up here!!!
State Department Using 'Diversity Visas' To Encourage Immigration To U.S. From Terror-Ridden Yemen
(CNSNews.com) - The State Department has awarded 1,011 special “diversity visas” allowing Yemeni nationals to immigrate to the United States since 2000, the year 17 U.S. sailors were killed when the USS Cole was attacked by terrorists in the Yemeni port of Aden.
The "diversity visas" are designed to encourage immigration from countries that do not otherwise send significant numbers of immigrants to the United States.
The State Department roster of all countries whose nationals have received "diversity visas" to immigrate to the United States in 2010, for example, shows that 2 of these immigrants will be from Luxembourg, 3 from the Solomon Islands, 4 from French Guiana, 5 from Reunion, 6 from Cape Verde, 7 from Malta, 8 from Guinea-Bissau, 9 from Comoros, 10 from Suriname--and 72 from Yemen. Nationals of the four states listed by the State Department as state sponsors of terrorism--Cuba, Iran, Sudan, and Syria--also received "diversity visas" from the State Department to immigrate to the United States in 2010. These include 98 from Syria, 298 from Cuba, 1,084 from Sudan, and 2,773 from Iran.
That the U.S. would encourage immigration from Yemen during the past decade is of interest because of the terrorist problem in that country.
GO HERE to read more.
The "diversity visas" are designed to encourage immigration from countries that do not otherwise send significant numbers of immigrants to the United States.
The State Department roster of all countries whose nationals have received "diversity visas" to immigrate to the United States in 2010, for example, shows that 2 of these immigrants will be from Luxembourg, 3 from the Solomon Islands, 4 from French Guiana, 5 from Reunion, 6 from Cape Verde, 7 from Malta, 8 from Guinea-Bissau, 9 from Comoros, 10 from Suriname--and 72 from Yemen. Nationals of the four states listed by the State Department as state sponsors of terrorism--Cuba, Iran, Sudan, and Syria--also received "diversity visas" from the State Department to immigrate to the United States in 2010. These include 98 from Syria, 298 from Cuba, 1,084 from Sudan, and 2,773 from Iran.
That the U.S. would encourage immigration from Yemen during the past decade is of interest because of the terrorist problem in that country.
GO HERE to read more.
We Need Your Help
I know I am not supposed to send out emails to everyone like this but due to the circumstances I hope you understand.
Last night my aunt and uncle and cousins lost their house (the video is on Delmarvanow.com) it is totally gone and they have lost everything. My aunt came home and saw flames and not knowing she opened the door which the fire department has told her that just added fuel to the fire and made it worse. She panicked also when she saw the flames at the front door and dropped her purse to get her cell phone so has also lost everything in her purse as well. I know the items in your house are materialistic but they have lost their birth certificates, savings bonds, money from Christmas, the list goes on and on.
Luckily the principle where my aunt teaches has offered them a place to stay but that is all they have. I know at Christmas everyone was there to help others and hopefully there are still people out there that can help this family. Please forward this on to anyone you know that may be wanting to help.
We will provide contact information tomorrow.
The sizes of clothes that they desperately need are:
Alex, 19 years - 32-34 pants, XL shirt and 13 shoe
Alan – 38-34 pants, 2XL shirt and 11-11 ½ shoes
Judy – 14-16 pants, L or XL shirts
(My other two cousins are currently not living there so they have clothes with them)
Thanks for whatever you can do, it will be greatly appreciated.
Michelle Humphress
GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ANNOUNCES MARYLAND SAFE STREETS IN SALISBURY
SALISBURY, MD (January 6, 2010) – Governor Martin O’Malley announced today that Salisbury is a recipient of $156,261 in grant funds through the Maryland Safe Streets Program, making it the second site in the public safety program. Citing 25 year lows in the state homicide levels, the Governor highlighted the Safe Streets program as part of a comprehensive crime strategy aimed at reducing violent crime in Maryland.
“Salisbury demonstrates a measurable need to reduce crime as well as strong interagency commitment, collaboration, and focus,” said Governor O’Malley. “Our most solemn obligation as public servants is to preserve and protect the public’s safety. These funds go a long way in these tough economic times to provide the resources local law enforcement need, and they will help facilitate the local, state, and federal partnerships that are vital to driving down crime.”
The City of Salisbury's Safe Streets program addresses high incidences of crime in the city and surrounding areas. Utilizing a security integration model of multi-agency collaboration with federal, state, local law enforcement, public safety agencies, and community partners, the program aggressively tracks offenders to reduce drug, gun, and other major crimes. Grant funds provide salary, fringe, and overtime support for law enforcement, a Safe Streets Program Coordinator, a Community Prosecutor, and both a Project Hope Coordinator and Facilitator. Grant funds also provide computer software and equipment.
“Governor Martin O'Malley has picked the right place, at the right time, for funding the Maryland Safe Streets Grant. I am pleased to engage the City of Salisbury in the use of Governor O'Malley's Security Integration Model of multi-agency collaboration,” said Mayor James Ireton of Salisbury. “This strategy will be used to meet the goal of reducing Part 1 crimes in Salisbury by 25 percent. I am grateful to all the partnering agencies that collaborated with Salisbury, including: Salisbury Police Department, Maryland State Police, Wicomico County States Attorney Davis Ruark, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Wicomico County Board of Education, and the 10 neighborhood associations that pledged support.”
Through its Safe Streets Program, Salisbury will:
1. Develop a strategy which deploys Local, State, and Federal resources to identify repeat offenders who are engaged in gun and drug crime. This includes a commitment to sharing information in accordance with Federal and State law and pooling of resources to prioritize workloads.
2. Coordinate Local and Federal prosecution strategies so that they are focused on the most violent and repeat offenders, with an emphasis on reducing gun and drug-related violence.
3. Enhance information sharing, data analysis, and use of technology in accordance with Federal and State law to identify crime trends and to proactively address community conditions leading to crime.
4. Identify laws and regulations – such as code enforcement – that can be utilized to support public safety efforts.
5. Ensure that social services and drug treatment programs are a part of the coalition to reduce recidivism, support victims, and improve offenders' chances of successful re-entry to the community.
6. Include the community in the work of the Coalition by seeking to implement alternative dispute resolution, community-based crime prevention programs, diversion initiatives, and other appropriate community-based crime prevention initiatives.
7. Commit to share data at regular meetings, in accordance with Federal and State law, and to evaluate progress among the State and Local public safety agencies working within the coalition.
Annapolis City’s Capital City Safe Streets program has put innovative policy into action. Through a combination of improved police tactics and practices, modern and enhanced technology, and the integration of expanded community partnerships, Annapolis has benefited from a remarkable reduction in serious crime since the program’s inception in April 2008. In 2009 the City of Annapolis with assistance from the Capital City Safe Streets Coalition achieved a 35% reduction in total crime compared to 2008.
“Salisbury demonstrates a measurable need to reduce crime as well as strong interagency commitment, collaboration, and focus,” said Governor O’Malley. “Our most solemn obligation as public servants is to preserve and protect the public’s safety. These funds go a long way in these tough economic times to provide the resources local law enforcement need, and they will help facilitate the local, state, and federal partnerships that are vital to driving down crime.”
The City of Salisbury's Safe Streets program addresses high incidences of crime in the city and surrounding areas. Utilizing a security integration model of multi-agency collaboration with federal, state, local law enforcement, public safety agencies, and community partners, the program aggressively tracks offenders to reduce drug, gun, and other major crimes. Grant funds provide salary, fringe, and overtime support for law enforcement, a Safe Streets Program Coordinator, a Community Prosecutor, and both a Project Hope Coordinator and Facilitator. Grant funds also provide computer software and equipment.
“Governor Martin O'Malley has picked the right place, at the right time, for funding the Maryland Safe Streets Grant. I am pleased to engage the City of Salisbury in the use of Governor O'Malley's Security Integration Model of multi-agency collaboration,” said Mayor James Ireton of Salisbury. “This strategy will be used to meet the goal of reducing Part 1 crimes in Salisbury by 25 percent. I am grateful to all the partnering agencies that collaborated with Salisbury, including: Salisbury Police Department, Maryland State Police, Wicomico County States Attorney Davis Ruark, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Wicomico County Board of Education, and the 10 neighborhood associations that pledged support.”
Through its Safe Streets Program, Salisbury will:
1. Develop a strategy which deploys Local, State, and Federal resources to identify repeat offenders who are engaged in gun and drug crime. This includes a commitment to sharing information in accordance with Federal and State law and pooling of resources to prioritize workloads.
2. Coordinate Local and Federal prosecution strategies so that they are focused on the most violent and repeat offenders, with an emphasis on reducing gun and drug-related violence.
3. Enhance information sharing, data analysis, and use of technology in accordance with Federal and State law to identify crime trends and to proactively address community conditions leading to crime.
4. Identify laws and regulations – such as code enforcement – that can be utilized to support public safety efforts.
5. Ensure that social services and drug treatment programs are a part of the coalition to reduce recidivism, support victims, and improve offenders' chances of successful re-entry to the community.
6. Include the community in the work of the Coalition by seeking to implement alternative dispute resolution, community-based crime prevention programs, diversion initiatives, and other appropriate community-based crime prevention initiatives.
7. Commit to share data at regular meetings, in accordance with Federal and State law, and to evaluate progress among the State and Local public safety agencies working within the coalition.
Annapolis City’s Capital City Safe Streets program has put innovative policy into action. Through a combination of improved police tactics and practices, modern and enhanced technology, and the integration of expanded community partnerships, Annapolis has benefited from a remarkable reduction in serious crime since the program’s inception in April 2008. In 2009 the City of Annapolis with assistance from the Capital City Safe Streets Coalition achieved a 35% reduction in total crime compared to 2008.
The City Of Salisbury Gets Safe Streets Grant
I'm popping into the Downtown Office for a brief period to share the news that Salisbury did receive the Safe Streets Grant in the amount of $156,000.00.
Mayor Ireton made the announcement in this mornings Press Conference, filled with dignitaries ranging from citizens who helped work on this grant all the way up to Congressman Frank Kratovil at the Federal level.
Mayor Ireton pledges part 1 crime will be reduced by 25%. There is a multi-agency collaboration between the SPD, MSP, WCSO, the States Attorneys Office and the 10 neighboring associations that have also pledged their support.
The funding will be used to hire a Coordinator to implement the strategies set forth under this grant. All parties working together will take back our streets and ensure that criminals realize that our citizens rights to a god quality of life will be protected, said Mayor Ireton.
"This grant announcement means that keeping our streets safe will remain a priority in these tough economic times and I'm proud to support it on behalf of the families of Salisbury," said Congressman Frank Kratovil.
Seeing all the different law enforcement agencies standing side by side supporting this grant as well as committing their efforts together to reduce crime is a breath of fresh air. Mayor Ireton stated that it was said by him 2 years ago he will do everything in his powers to make Salisbury the safest community in Maryland and this is a major step in the right direction.
Another Good Deed on Delmarva
Among all the unthinkable crimes going on here locally on Delmarva, we are all WELL AWARE that they're are still locals out there willing to go the extra mile to make a difference in our community. . . Miss Sarah "Haleybug" Foxwell comes to mind right away.
My best friend, Sally, has been battling brain cancer for over 1 1/2 years now. She has been through 3 brain surgeries so far and still has a very long road ahead of her. Her last surgery (just weeks ago) found a different brain cancer and is even more progressive than the other. My heart breaks for her everyday for there is no cure for her condition. Her cancer location in her brain affected her entire right side. She went from working 3 jobs to nothing in the blink of an eye. She has a housefull with husband, 3 children, 1 stepchild and 3 cats. Her husband cannot keep up with the bills. They struggle from day to day with everyday bills.
Anyway...
I was talking to Sally Monday night. She had said that her heat has been broken all winter and now that it's gotten extremely cold out, the portable ceramic heaters they have been using is not keeping the house warm. They didn't know anyone (friends) that had any expertise in HVAC, so they just went without heat since they have no money to call a repairman for repairs. My heart broke for her and the family.
So yesterday, Sally calls me practically in tears. . . asking me if I had sent over someone to fix the heat. I looked at my husband with tears in my eyes, knowing he had once again, helped out my best friend. My hubby had called our good friend, Jeff Bradford with OC Comfort Services yesterday morning and told him about the situation. Within hours, he was knocking on their door to look at their heat (or lack thereof). Not only did Jeff come over within hours, he also had diagnosed the problem, called his Rheem representative in Seaford for the part needed, and had the sales rep meet him in Berlin with the part. By sundown yesterday, my best friend and her family had heat!!!!
Mr. Bradford did this for FREE. He understood their situation. He has a wife and kids and mortgage of his own, but knew our cry for help for my best friend. Words cannot express the gratitude I feel for such a gesture of good faith. Thank you, thank you, thank you !!!
For such a good deed, I ask everyone of SBYNEWS, please, if you ever need a technician for heating, air conditioning, Jeff Bradford with OC Comfort Services is the man to call. He also works on refrigeration equipment for businesses, as he has several restaurant accounts in Ocean City. His business is newer than others out there locally, but his experience is well over 15 years. My house was built last spring, and he installed our heatpumps and all ductwork, start to finish with an awesome untouchable price.
Jeff Bradford
OC Comfort Services
Serving the lower eastern shore of MD & DE
410-641-4332
My best friend, Sally, has been battling brain cancer for over 1 1/2 years now. She has been through 3 brain surgeries so far and still has a very long road ahead of her. Her last surgery (just weeks ago) found a different brain cancer and is even more progressive than the other. My heart breaks for her everyday for there is no cure for her condition. Her cancer location in her brain affected her entire right side. She went from working 3 jobs to nothing in the blink of an eye. She has a housefull with husband, 3 children, 1 stepchild and 3 cats. Her husband cannot keep up with the bills. They struggle from day to day with everyday bills.
Anyway...
I was talking to Sally Monday night. She had said that her heat has been broken all winter and now that it's gotten extremely cold out, the portable ceramic heaters they have been using is not keeping the house warm. They didn't know anyone (friends) that had any expertise in HVAC, so they just went without heat since they have no money to call a repairman for repairs. My heart broke for her and the family.
So yesterday, Sally calls me practically in tears. . . asking me if I had sent over someone to fix the heat. I looked at my husband with tears in my eyes, knowing he had once again, helped out my best friend. My hubby had called our good friend, Jeff Bradford with OC Comfort Services yesterday morning and told him about the situation. Within hours, he was knocking on their door to look at their heat (or lack thereof). Not only did Jeff come over within hours, he also had diagnosed the problem, called his Rheem representative in Seaford for the part needed, and had the sales rep meet him in Berlin with the part. By sundown yesterday, my best friend and her family had heat!!!!
Mr. Bradford did this for FREE. He understood their situation. He has a wife and kids and mortgage of his own, but knew our cry for help for my best friend. Words cannot express the gratitude I feel for such a gesture of good faith. Thank you, thank you, thank you !!!
For such a good deed, I ask everyone of SBYNEWS, please, if you ever need a technician for heating, air conditioning, Jeff Bradford with OC Comfort Services is the man to call. He also works on refrigeration equipment for businesses, as he has several restaurant accounts in Ocean City. His business is newer than others out there locally, but his experience is well over 15 years. My house was built last spring, and he installed our heatpumps and all ductwork, start to finish with an awesome untouchable price.
Jeff Bradford
OC Comfort Services
Serving the lower eastern shore of MD & DE
410-641-4332
Andy Harris For Congress 2010
ANNAPOLIS--State Senator Andy Harris, M.D., yesterday formally announced his candidacy for Maryland's First Congressional District. Harris said his campaign will emphasize the need for good-paying jobs, a strong economy, ending Washington's wasteful spending, and protecting American citizens and values. Harris made the announcement at four campaign stops throughout the district that drew several hundred supporters.
"I entered public life because my parents instilled in me the honor of serving," Harris said. "I have made improving our communities my life's work, as a doctor, as a Navy Medical Corps veteran, and as an elected official in Annapolis. I now want to serve the citizens of Maryland's First District in Congress and will work hard every day to be their next representative in Washington."
Harris continued, "The citizens of the First District want to find and keep good-paying jobs while providing a good future for our children and grandchildren. We want to protect the way of life that made the district a wonderful place to live, raise a family, and earn a living. What we do not want is our member of Congress to be one person at home and another person in Washington. We do not want huge tax hikes put on us from Washington to pay for a government that is out of control. We do not want to write the checks for political payoffs and far-left policies. We want our doctors and patients to make our health care decisions, not Washington bureaucrats with no medical experience. We want our government to protect us from those that seek to destroy us, our way of life and the American values that we treasure. We want our elected officials to vote according to their constituents, not their party bosses. That is why we need a new Congressman and why I will work every day to earn the votes of the great citizens of Maryland's First District so that we can get our nation back on the right track and on the road to prosperity."
Dr. Harris has a distinguished record as a three-term State Senator in Annapolis fighting for fiscal responsibility and strengthening Maryland’s families by promoting job creation, smaller government, and the need for tax relief, not increased burdens on Maryland taxpayers. Harris resides in Maryland’s First Congressional District with homes in Cockeysville and Cambridge that he shares with his wife and five children. He is a practicing obstetric anesthesiologist, with an appointment at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, as well as practicing at Easton Memorial Hospital and Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He served our country in the United States Naval Reserve for 17 years, achieving the rank of Commander, and is a member of the American Legion.
East Coast Iron, Inc. is a full service certified welding and fabrication business. They handle a large variety of projects. Including stairs, handrails, ornamental wrought iron railings, miscellaneous metals, and structural steel fabrication. They can fabricated steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. No job to small. Phone # 410-546-5543. Fax. 410-548-5381 E-mail ECIron@yahoo.com
Editors Note: It cracked me up yesterday, (top photo) when Congressional Candidate Andy Harris held up a brochure from Frank Kratovil, (paid for by taxpayers) mailed out by the tens of thousands stating, "Working to cut taxes and fight wasteful spending." I thought I was going to fall on the floor laughing. An in depth interview with Andy Harris can be seen on this week's "Joe Albero Show" a special 1 hour long broadcast.
Don't Throw It Away!
Many of you in Maryland have just received an envelope in the mail from the Director of the State of Maryland's Department of Assessments and Taxation. Every property owner in the state got or will get one, informing him or her of the state's most recent reckoning of the dollar value of each property. Properties are periodically reevaluated by the state and the information made known to municipal and county governments. These governments base changes in their property taxation rates according to the new dollar assessments provided by the state. County and municipal corporations will present their new property tax rates at public hearings in the spring. Tax bills will be issued in July or August.
Here's why you shouldn't throw this letter away without reading it:
Many owner-occupied properties in Maryland receive or are eligible to receive the Homestead Tax Credit. The HTC limits the assessment value on which your county and municipal real estate taxes are based, and can provide a significant reduction in how much tax is due. This reduction can mean hundreds if not thousands of dollars in county and city or town property tax savings for each qualifying homeowner.
Interested in being, or already a recipient of the HTC?
Interested in being, or already a recipient of the HTC?
A one-time application is now required to continue or to begin receiving the Homestead Tax Credit.
The application form, which takes about 3 minutes to fill out, is included with the letter. Also included is a stamped return envelope, an increasingly rare government gesture that makes life just a little bit easier.
For more information, go to http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/homestead.html
Brooke Mulford Update
1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
Well, here we are, exactly one year from the day that Brooke was diagnosed! It feels like a lifetime to me and I know that our lives have been forever changed. I am not the same person I was 1 year ago today. My faith has grown stronger. I really don’t know how a parent survives their child being diagnosed with cancer without having a relationship with God. I know that my faith has been tested many times on this journey but I also know that I always feel the most at peace when I focus on scripture. I know that there are a great number of prayers going up for Brooke everyday and I know that God is listening and I thank everyone for that from the bottom of my heart. I believe with all that I am that God has great plans for Brooke. We have been so blessed by the love and support that we have received and look forward to being able to pay it forward to others going through difficult times.
To recap what Brooke has been through this past year:
8 rounds of chemo (the last 2 of which were lethal doses followed by 2 Stem Cell Transplants), 3 surgeries (2 med comp “tubies” placements in January ’09 and her right Adrenal Gland was removed in May), her own stem cells were harvested for transplant in Feb, she had 12 rounds of radiation to her skull, abdomen & both femurs, 4 ambulance trips from PRMC in Salisbury to CHOP, dozens of blood and platelet transfusions (I lost track long ago of how many), 1 MRI, 5 Bone Marrow Biopsies (I think), numerous MIBG scans, Echocardiograms, EKG’s, X-rays & CT scans (have you seen the recent reports regarding the dangers of having too many CT scans? They said a person having 5 CT’s in a lifetime is like the equivalent of Hiroshima to the body…Brooke’s already had that many and many more to come), she has completed 2 of 5 rounds of antibodies & IL2, she has high frequency hearing loss as a result of the chemo and will be getting hearing aids for both ears, she has spent approximately 25 weeks as an inpatient in the hospital (not including the 2 ½ weeks outpatient for radiation at Univ of Penn).
In the process she has become an unknowing poster child for Neuroblastoma and pediatric cancer with her story being told in USA Today, Salisbury’s The Daily Times, SBYNEWS, Cool Kids Campaign newspaper, local tv stations WBOC & WMDT and Philadelphia’s Action News. Last month my mom was in a waiting room reading south jersey’s The Courier Post newspaper and Brooke’s picture was in there for a story about kids who beat cancer still face heart risks (nothing about Brooke in the story they just used her picture-she must be the stock photo for pediatric cancer now)! Any attention that will help bring awareness to NB and pediatric cancer is definitely a blessing as the funding is scarce.
Salisbury, MD & my hometown Westmont, NJ have rallied together to form Team Brooke and had numerous fundraisers for Brooke’s medical bills and for the NB Research Fund that we have created at CHOP in Brooke’s name. There were golf tournaments, bonfires, beef & beers, basket bingos, walks, concerts, sub sales, bake sales, and so many others. So many people have come together to help our family and we will forever be grateful.
This year has been a rollercoaster and it’s not over yet but we are getting there. I’m attaching a couple of videos I’ve made. The first one I posted about a month ago with the first couple months of Brooke’s journey and the second picks up around where the first leaves off. Hope you enjoy them and thank you again for coming along for the ride.
Should US Let Homeowners Modify Their Mortgages?
I’d be curious to see local opinion’s on this one!
Poll: Should US Let Homeowners Modify Their Mortgages? The Obama administration's $75 billion program to protect homeowners from foreclosure has been widely pronounced a disappointment, and some economists and real estate experts now contend it has done more harm than good.
Divorce Agreement
Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Obama supporters, et al:
We have stuck together since the late 1950's, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has run its course. Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way.
Here is a model separation agreement:
Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by landmass each taking a portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes.
We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them. You are welcome to the liberal judges and the ACLU. Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA and the military. You can keep Oprah, Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell (You are, however, responsible for finding a bio- diesel vehicle big enough to move all three of them).
We'll keep the capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart and Wall Street. You can have your beloved homeless, homeboys, hippies and illegal aliens. We'll keep the hot Alaskan hockey moms, Ted Nugent fans and rednecks. We'll keep the Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood .
You can make nice with Iran and Palestine and we'll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us. You can have the peaceniks and war protesters. When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security.
We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values.. You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism and Shirley McClain. You can also have the U.N.. but we will no longer be paying the bill.
We'll keep the SUVs, pickup trucks and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Subaru station wagon you can find.
You can give everyone healthcare if you can find any practicing doctors. We'll continue to believe healthcare is a luxury and not a right. We'll keep Dixie,The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the National Anthem. I'm sure you'll be happy to substitute Imagine, I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing, Kum Ba Ya or We Are the World.
We'll practice trickle down economics and you can give trickle up poverty your best shot. Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag.
Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you which one of us will need whose help in 15 years.
Sincerely,
John J. Wall
Law Student and an American
P.S. Also, please take Barbara Streisand & Jane Fonda with you.
We have stuck together since the late 1950's, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has run its course. Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way.
Here is a model separation agreement:
Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by landmass each taking a portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes.
We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them. You are welcome to the liberal judges and the ACLU. Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA and the military. You can keep Oprah, Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell (You are, however, responsible for finding a bio- diesel vehicle big enough to move all three of them).
We'll keep the capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart and Wall Street. You can have your beloved homeless, homeboys, hippies and illegal aliens. We'll keep the hot Alaskan hockey moms, Ted Nugent fans and rednecks. We'll keep the Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood .
You can make nice with Iran and Palestine and we'll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us. You can have the peaceniks and war protesters. When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security.
We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values.. You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism and Shirley McClain. You can also have the U.N.. but we will no longer be paying the bill.
We'll keep the SUVs, pickup trucks and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Subaru station wagon you can find.
You can give everyone healthcare if you can find any practicing doctors. We'll continue to believe healthcare is a luxury and not a right. We'll keep Dixie,The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the National Anthem. I'm sure you'll be happy to substitute Imagine, I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing, Kum Ba Ya or We Are the World.
We'll practice trickle down economics and you can give trickle up poverty your best shot. Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag.
Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you which one of us will need whose help in 15 years.
Sincerely,
John J. Wall
Law Student and an American
P.S. Also, please take Barbara Streisand & Jane Fonda with you.
Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases
Incident: Leaving the Scene of an Accident
Date of Incident: 30 December 2009
Location: 1800 block of Mt. Hermon Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Daniel Lee Nelson, 46, Salisbury, MD
Narrative: On 30 December 2009 at 1036 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a hit and run accident. Upon arrival to the scene, the deputy observed that an unknown individual had driven across the victim’s property mowing down trees. Upon examining the scene, the deputy located what the deputy recognized as pieces of a plastic bug shield. The deputy checked the rest of the neighborhood following the apparent path of the offending vehicle. The deputy located a vehicle in the 1700 block of Crestwood Circle that was missing part of its bug shield. Upon comparing the pieces recovered at the scene with this shield it was evident they were from the same shield.
The deputy made contact with the operator of the vehicle, Daniel Lee Nelson, at the residence. When questioned about the incident, Nelson admitted to running off the road and destroying the trees. The deputy placed Nelson under arrest and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Nelson was released by the Commissioner on Personal Recognizance.
Charges: Leaving the Scene of a Property damage Accident
Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 1 January 2010
Location: 1000 block of Beaglin Park Drive, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Wade Hill, 36, Salisbury, MD
Narrative: On 1 January 2010 at 6:16 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 1000 block of Beaglin Park Drive for a reported altercation. Upon arrival, the deputy met with a female subject who advised that she was involved in an altercation with a cohabitant, Wade Hill that turned physical. Hill reportedly threw a pan of hamburger helper in the sink and pushed the female to the floor. During the altercation, Hill allegedly struck the victim in the eye. While on scene, the deputy observed injuries consistent with the victim’s account.
The deputy placed Hill under arrest and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner released Hill on Personal Recognizance.
Charges: Assault 2nd degree
Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 2 January 2010
Location: 500 block of N. Curlew Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Vaughn M. Parker, 35, Salisbury, MD
Narrative: On 2 January 2010 at 1:02 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to investigate an altercation reportedly occurring inside a residence in the 500 block of N. Curlew Rd. Upon arrival, the deputy met with a female subject who advised that she was involved in an argument with Vaughn Parker when that argument turned physical. The victim stated that when she tried to walk away, Vaughn pushed her into the wall. The argument continued as the pair moved into another room at which point Vaughn allegedly pushed the victim over a table. It was at this point the couple’s daughter attempted to intervene at which point Vaughn is accused of punching her repeatedly in her face. The deputy observed injuries on the victims consistent with their accounts.
The deputy placed Vaughn under arrest and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner detained Vaughn in the Detention Center in lieu of $50,000.00 bond.
Charges: Assault 2nd degree
Assault 1st degree
Child Abuse
Incident: Possession of a Handgun
Date of Incident: 3 January 2010
Location: U.S 13 , Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Toriano A. Brown, 29, Charleston, SC
Narrative: On 3 January 2010 at 11:58 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle operated by Toriano Brown on the U.S. 13 by-pass in the area of exit for Rt. 50 east. During the encounter with Brown, the deputy discovered a loaded .44 revolver in the center console of the vehicle. The deputy placed Brown under arrest for the handgun which was within easy reach of Brown.
The deputy transported Brown to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner detained Brown in the detention center in lieu of $10,000.00 bond.
Charges: Handgun on Person
Handgun in Vehicle
Concealed handgun
Taliban
A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghanistan desert when he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he hurried toward the object, only to find a little old Jewish man at a small stand selling ties.
The Taliban asked, Do you have water?
The Jewish man replied, I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie? They are only $5.
The Taliban shouted, "Idiot! I do not need an over-priced tie. I need water! I should kill you, but I must find water first!"
OK, said the old Jewish man, it does not matter that you do not want to buy a tie and that you hate me. I will show you that I am bigger than that.
If you continue over that hill to the east for about two miles, you will find a lovely restaurant run by my brother. It has all the ice cold water you need. Shalom.
Muttering, the Taliban staggered away over the hill. Several hours later he staggered back, almost dead. Your ****ing brother won't let me in without a tie!
The Taliban asked, Do you have water?
The Jewish man replied, I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie? They are only $5.
The Taliban shouted, "Idiot! I do not need an over-priced tie. I need water! I should kill you, but I must find water first!"
OK, said the old Jewish man, it does not matter that you do not want to buy a tie and that you hate me. I will show you that I am bigger than that.
If you continue over that hill to the east for about two miles, you will find a lovely restaurant run by my brother. It has all the ice cold water you need. Shalom.
Muttering, the Taliban staggered away over the hill. Several hours later he staggered back, almost dead. Your ****ing brother won't let me in without a tie!
Mikulski's Response To Global Warming vs The Economy
Dear Mr. Bullard:
Thank you for getting in touch with me about a cap and trade system to reduce global warming pollution. It's good to hear from you.
I appreciate hearing of your opposition to the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) and the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. H.R. 2454 has passed the House of Representatives. The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733) was passed by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on November 5, 2009. Both of these bills would establish a cap and trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
I agree that Congress must consider the impact of this legislation on our economy and on American jobs. America's dependence on foreign oil and global warming must be addressed in a way that strengthens our economy.
Knowing of your views and concerns will be helpful as the Senate addresses the issue of climate change.
Thanks once again for writing. Please let me know if I can be of assistance in the future.
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Mikulski
United States Senator
Thank you for getting in touch with me about a cap and trade system to reduce global warming pollution. It's good to hear from you.
I appreciate hearing of your opposition to the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) and the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. H.R. 2454 has passed the House of Representatives. The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733) was passed by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on November 5, 2009. Both of these bills would establish a cap and trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
I agree that Congress must consider the impact of this legislation on our economy and on American jobs. America's dependence on foreign oil and global warming must be addressed in a way that strengthens our economy.
Knowing of your views and concerns will be helpful as the Senate addresses the issue of climate change.
Thanks once again for writing. Please let me know if I can be of assistance in the future.
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Mikulski
United States Senator
Two New York Men Arrested For Big Z's Lighthouse Bar Burglary
Location: Big Z’s Lighthouse Bar and Grill, 26089 Long Neck, Long Neck, DE
Date of Occurrence: Friday, January 1st 2010, at approximately 5:00 am
Defendants:
Steven Guadalupe, 23 years old, of Brooklyn, NY
Daniel Kurzweil, 19 years old, of Staten Island, NY
Resume: Troopers arrested two men from New York in connection with a New Years Day Burglary in Lewes, DE.
Troopers responded to Big Z’s Lighthouse Bar and Grill on New Years Day morning to make contact with the owner of the property about the burglary. When Troopers arrived on the scene they interviewed the business owner in reference to the incident. The two suspects, who are both former employees of Big Z’s Lighthouse Bar and Grill, where also present. The owner of the business stated to police that he thought it was suspicious that the business was burglarized overnight, and both Steven Guadalupe, and Daniel Kurzweil showed up at the business in the early morning to take custody of property that they left behind one month ago.
The investigation revealed that Steven Guadalupe, and Daniel Kurzweil both drove down from New York to pick up Mr. Guadalupe’s radio that he never took when he left the business. When both Steven Guadalupe and Daniel Kurzweil arrived at Big Z’s Lighthouse Bar and Grill no one was there, so they decided to go into the business and get the radio on their own. The suspects entered the business through the rear door. Once inside the suspects removed money from the store’s register and office. The suspects also caused damage to the store’s video surveillance system, before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money, and without the radio.
The suspects later returned to the business when the owner was present in an attempt to obtain the radio. The suspects acted as if they did not know what had occurred at the business. Troopers interviewed both suspects at the scene and upon determining the facts of the case both Steven Guadalupe, and Daniel Kurzweil were taken into custody without incident.
Steven Guadalupe was charged with Burglary 3rd (f), Possession Of Burglary Tools (f), Theft (m), Conspiracy 2nd (f), and Criminal Mischief (m).
Daniel Kurzweil was also charged with Burglary 3rd (f), Possession Of Burglary Tools (m), Theft (m), Conspiracy 2nd (f), and Criminal Mischief (m).
Both Steven Guadalupe, and Daniel Kurzweil were arraigned on their charges, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institute in lieu of $6,000 cash bail.
Date of Occurrence: Friday, January 1st 2010, at approximately 5:00 am
Defendants:
Steven Guadalupe, 23 years old, of Brooklyn, NY
Daniel Kurzweil, 19 years old, of Staten Island, NY
Resume: Troopers arrested two men from New York in connection with a New Years Day Burglary in Lewes, DE.
Troopers responded to Big Z’s Lighthouse Bar and Grill on New Years Day morning to make contact with the owner of the property about the burglary. When Troopers arrived on the scene they interviewed the business owner in reference to the incident. The two suspects, who are both former employees of Big Z’s Lighthouse Bar and Grill, where also present. The owner of the business stated to police that he thought it was suspicious that the business was burglarized overnight, and both Steven Guadalupe, and Daniel Kurzweil showed up at the business in the early morning to take custody of property that they left behind one month ago.
The investigation revealed that Steven Guadalupe, and Daniel Kurzweil both drove down from New York to pick up Mr. Guadalupe’s radio that he never took when he left the business. When both Steven Guadalupe and Daniel Kurzweil arrived at Big Z’s Lighthouse Bar and Grill no one was there, so they decided to go into the business and get the radio on their own. The suspects entered the business through the rear door. Once inside the suspects removed money from the store’s register and office. The suspects also caused damage to the store’s video surveillance system, before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money, and without the radio.
The suspects later returned to the business when the owner was present in an attempt to obtain the radio. The suspects acted as if they did not know what had occurred at the business. Troopers interviewed both suspects at the scene and upon determining the facts of the case both Steven Guadalupe, and Daniel Kurzweil were taken into custody without incident.
Steven Guadalupe was charged with Burglary 3rd (f), Possession Of Burglary Tools (f), Theft (m), Conspiracy 2nd (f), and Criminal Mischief (m).
Daniel Kurzweil was also charged with Burglary 3rd (f), Possession Of Burglary Tools (m), Theft (m), Conspiracy 2nd (f), and Criminal Mischief (m).
Both Steven Guadalupe, and Daniel Kurzweil were arraigned on their charges, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institute in lieu of $6,000 cash bail.
UFC Lightweight Fighter Aaron Riley Seminar
Primal Fighting Systems in Delmar, MD is Proud to bring to Delmarva Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight Fighter Aaron Riley. Aaron will be hosting a 3 hour Seminar covering all aspects of MMA as well as sharing his experiences in the sport. The cost for the seminar is $50 and will last from 11am- 2pm on Saturday January 9th at Primal Fighting Systems (31345 Carioca Rd. Delmar, MD). After the Seminar join Aaron at Primal Fights "Genesis" in Harrington, DE. This is a great opportunity to support MMA on Delmarva. please visit www.primalindustries.tv or call (410) 603-3961 for more information.
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH PRAYER SERVIICE FOR SALISBURY & THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
AS A RESULT OF RECENT EVENTS IN THE NEWS AND THE INCREASE OF CRIMES IN OUR CITY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WE ARE INVITING EVERYONE TO JOIN US IN A NIGHT OF PRAYER @ ST. ANDREWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 400 E. VINE ST. SALISBURY MD 21804 ON JANUARY 12TH @ 7:00 PM ENTRANCE BY RAMP ON THE SIDE. WE ARE INVITING ALL CHURCHES, COMMUNITIES, CITIZENS, CITY OFFICIALS, SALISBURY POLICE DEPT, STATE TROOPERS, FIRE DEPTS AND ALL FIRST RESPONDERS TO JOIN AND UNITE US. COME AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, ALSO THE CHILDREN TO LET THEM KNOW WE CARE AND IT IS A NEW DAY AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. LET US PLEDGE OURSELVES TO GOD AND A BRIGHTER, HAPPIER, SAFER TOMORROW.
RESPECTFULLY
ST. ANDREWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
CONTACTS:
PASTOR ANDY FRICK 410-749-8607
KATHIE BRITTINGHAM 410-749-8973
RESPECTFULLY
ST. ANDREWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
CONTACTS:
PASTOR ANDY FRICK 410-749-8607
KATHIE BRITTINGHAM 410-749-8973
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release
CDS Possession-Marijuana; CDS Distribution-Marijuana
Date of Incident: 01/05/2010
Location: Wicomico High School, 201 Long Ave, Salisbury, MD.
Narrative: On January 5, 2010, deputies of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a student that was in possession of marijuana, at Wicomico High School, 201 Long Ave, Salisbury, MD.
Deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Division met with school administrators who conducted an administrative search of a juvenile student. A small bag of marijuana was found on the student. After further investigation it was found that another juvenile student was distributing the marijuana within the school. That student was searched and another small bag of marijuana was found on that student.
1) Juvenile referral for a 15 y.o.a. juvenile male: CDS: Possession-Marijuana; CDS: Distribution-Marijuana.
Salisbury, MD
Juvenile released to parent.
2) Juvenile referral for a 14 y.o.a. juvenile male: CDS: Possession-Marijuana
Salisbury, MD
Juvenile released to parent.
Blogger Billy Burke Pleads Guilty
Blogger Billy Burke went to court today on felony charges for wire taping. His attorney tried to have the case thrown out but the visiting Judge would have nothing to do with their request.
They tried to claim that a Public Official does not have the right to privacy and the Judge threw out their request for a motion for acquittal.
This put Mr. Burke in a position to plea a deal with the States Attorney. While he will be found guilty for a lesser charge, Mr. Burke will have it on his record for breaking the law, (once again) and illegally recording Mayor Mike McDermott without his knowledge or consent.
No doubt, (with Mr. Burke's warped mind) he will be on his Blog later today claiming a victory in some way, shape or form. However, there's no doubt at this point their tails went between his legs and they retreated to the lesser charge.
The state of Maryland does not alow an individual to make such recordings without the permission of the subject being recorded. Plan and simple. Billy Burke knew this and has been found guilty of such.
Salisbury Fire Department On Fire Again
You know that $80,000.00+ Tractor the SFD just bought to pull their new customized HAZMAT Trailer, well, guess what, there's a lot more to it than ever told before.
As many of you know, Salisbury News is always the first to break major news locally and we're about to do so again.
During the application process, Firefighters were promised that NO MONEY would come from jobs or overtime to help pay for the Tractor. They Lied! Rick Hoppes and Bill Gordy purposely did not hire 4 positions for the past year and they did so to raise the necessary money to pay for this unit.
Talk about Firefighters getting HOT! So much so, the leader of the HAZMAT Team has resigned and from what we hear, many will follow. Right now they only have one individual who is qualified to actually drive the vehicle and he just resigned. Now it sits and even if there's an emergency, that unit will go nowhere. Not that it will ever be used here in Salisbury, just like the Fire Boat.
Anyhow, Gordy and Hoppes continue to dig their holes deeper and deeper and are losing the respect of the people underneath them. Salisbury News stated almost 2 years ago that they SFD was losing Volunteers and that many would not relocate to the new Fire Station 16 and we were right. So much so that the former Fire Chief IGNORED protocol on background checks and hired one individual with a very questionable criminal background and was soon arrested after he was hired.
It should also be noted that Mayor Jim Ireton dismissed the top three candidates who applied for the Chief's position and has asked for a brand new list of applicants. Salisbury News broke the story about some of these individuals also having a questionable criminal history and Mayor Ireton listened. No other News Source provided such information, clearly showing they are afraid to buck the system and challenge the committee leaders.
The good part is, again, we're putting the information out there for all to see and as Salisbury News has grown to a level in which we have surpassed everyone else on the Internet readership wise, people are listening and forcing change. So why is this such a good thing. Because Salisbury spent the last 12 years being blinded with only the information your former leaders wanted you to see and hear.
Today there's a whole new form of accountability and I'm confident the funding that was used to purchase the Tractor and Trailer will now be questioned and researched. Hoppes and Gordy need to stop using PUBLIC SAFETY money to pay for their TOYS at the expense of lives being saved. 4 positions were supposed to be filled and they were not. This is a game Comegys has been playing for many years. They continue to claim they're going to also hire 4 paramedics for the past 5 years, yet they never do. They reserve that money in the budget to hire them and just as soon as these guys want some more toys they come back at the end of the year and say, well, we didn't spend this money so we'd like to use it for this or that.
This is why I firmly agree that the City needs a line item budget. The taxpayers are constantly being scammed.
Citizens Alert Reference Prescription Fraud
Location: State of Delaware
Date and Time: Ongoing
Resume: Prescription fraud has been an issue in Delaware for quite some time. Investigators from various agencies, including the Delaware State Police Office of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, work diligently to combat this problem using multiple approaches including education, enforcement, and legislation.
A recent trend has come to light that has made it all too easy for suspects to manufacture a fraudulent script. This specifically has to do with what patients do with the bag and literature their prescriptions come with.
It is common knowledge that once a script is filled, the pharmacist places the medicine in a bag. He or she will then attach an informational sheet which often times contains a plethora of information such as the patient’s name, date of birth, doctor writing the script, what the medicine is and the dosage.
Investigators have learned that fraud suspects have been rooting through public trash cans in or around pharmacies to look for these informational sheets that some patients have so carelessly thrown away as they left the store. These sheets contain all the data a prescription fraud suspect may need to forge a script.
Here is an example. Let’s say a patient goes to pharmacy #1 to have a script legitimately filled. On their way out of the pharmacy, they take their medicine bottle out of the bag and discard the bag and informational sheet in the public trash can in front of the store. Along comes a prescription fraud suspect, and, as they’re rooting through the trash cans, they find the discarded info sheet.
With certain knowledge, the prescription fraud suspect could use that information to forge another prescription- again using the actual patient’s name. The suspect could then go to pharmacy #2 and have the bogus script filled. If the pharmacy were to call the doctor to check on the validity of the prescription, it would seem legitimate.
The caper could soon, however, be uncovered if an insurance company or benefit provider were to see a double billing for the same script. This sometimes happens sooner than later as pharmacies often times immediately contact the insurance or benefit provider at the time the prescription is processed.
The answer to this issue is simple; patients need to protect their identity and their personal information by properly disposing of these informational sheets. These informational sheets should be treated with the same sensitivity as one would treat their bank statement. Pharmacies are encouraged to stress the importance of protecting this information with their customers.
Prescription fraud suspects should be warned; investigators are on to this trend and will hold those who are identified accountable for this felonious offense.
Date and Time: Ongoing
Resume: Prescription fraud has been an issue in Delaware for quite some time. Investigators from various agencies, including the Delaware State Police Office of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, work diligently to combat this problem using multiple approaches including education, enforcement, and legislation.
A recent trend has come to light that has made it all too easy for suspects to manufacture a fraudulent script. This specifically has to do with what patients do with the bag and literature their prescriptions come with.
It is common knowledge that once a script is filled, the pharmacist places the medicine in a bag. He or she will then attach an informational sheet which often times contains a plethora of information such as the patient’s name, date of birth, doctor writing the script, what the medicine is and the dosage.
Investigators have learned that fraud suspects have been rooting through public trash cans in or around pharmacies to look for these informational sheets that some patients have so carelessly thrown away as they left the store. These sheets contain all the data a prescription fraud suspect may need to forge a script.
Here is an example. Let’s say a patient goes to pharmacy #1 to have a script legitimately filled. On their way out of the pharmacy, they take their medicine bottle out of the bag and discard the bag and informational sheet in the public trash can in front of the store. Along comes a prescription fraud suspect, and, as they’re rooting through the trash cans, they find the discarded info sheet.
With certain knowledge, the prescription fraud suspect could use that information to forge another prescription- again using the actual patient’s name. The suspect could then go to pharmacy #2 and have the bogus script filled. If the pharmacy were to call the doctor to check on the validity of the prescription, it would seem legitimate.
The caper could soon, however, be uncovered if an insurance company or benefit provider were to see a double billing for the same script. This sometimes happens sooner than later as pharmacies often times immediately contact the insurance or benefit provider at the time the prescription is processed.
The answer to this issue is simple; patients need to protect their identity and their personal information by properly disposing of these informational sheets. These informational sheets should be treated with the same sensitivity as one would treat their bank statement. Pharmacies are encouraged to stress the importance of protecting this information with their customers.
Prescription fraud suspects should be warned; investigators are on to this trend and will hold those who are identified accountable for this felonious offense.
Salisbury Police Department Press Releases
On January 4, 2010 at approximately 3:01 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Bank of Delmarva on North Salisbury Boulevard for the report of a robbery. Upon arrival the officers met with bank employees who advised that a lone suspect had entered the bank and approached a teller demanding money. The suspect gave the teller a verbal command and was given an amount of U.S. currency before fleeing from the bank on foot. There were no weapons displayed, and there were no injuries. The suspect was described as:
White male, 5’08”, 215 pounds, heavy build, wearing a black hooded jacket, blue jeans, a dark scarf wrapped around his head and dark sunglasses.
If anyone has any information regarding this suspect or incident, they are asked to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3154 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.
On January 4, 2010 at approximately 1:29 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Royal Farm Store at East Main Street and North Salisbury Boulevard for the report of a robbery. Upon arrival the officers met with store employees who advised that a lone suspect had entered the store and approached the counter asking the cashier questions about item pricing. The suspect then produced a kitchen type knife with a black handle and told the cashier to back away from the cash register. The suspect reached into the register and took an amount of U.S. currency before fleeing from the store on foot north bound. There were no injuries. The suspect was described as:
Black male, 6’03”, 170 pounds, medium build, wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and white shoes. CC # 201000000511
On January 4, 2010 at approximately 7:00 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Eagle Express Mart on North Salisbury Boulevard for the report of a robbery. Upon arrival the officers met with store employees who advised that the store had been robbed by a single suspect. The employees advised that the suspect entered the store and approached the front counter. The suspect produced a silver in color handgun and ordered the cashier to give the suspect an amount of U.S. currency. The suspect took the currency then fled from the store on foot, north bound toward Bridgeview Street. There were no injuries. The suspect is described as:
Black male, approximately 40 years of age, 5’08”, 180 pounds, wearing a grey jacket and dark in color pants. CC # 201000000541
If anyone has any information regarding these suspects or incidents, they are asked to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.
On January 4, 2010 at approximately 2:59 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department arrested the below listed suspect on an outstanding Wicomico County Circuit Court Body Attachment for Child Support. The suspect was released to the custody of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office.
ARRESTED: Alonzo Darryl Johnson, Sr., 45 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES:
Wicomico Co. Circuit Court Body Attachment-Child Support
DISPOSITION: Released to the Wicomico Co. Sheriff’s Dept.
Concert In Mardela Tonight
The Mardela Middle and High School winter band concert originally scheduled for Monday, Dec 21st has been rescheduled for tonight, Tuesday, December 5th, at 7:00pm. This concert will include all high school members of the concert band and the entire marching band ensemble.
Power Is Out!
Over 1,300 Customers/Households in the Laurel, Delaware area have been without power since 5:30 AM this morning. BRRRRRRRRRRR!
Special Edition "Joe Albero Show" Will Be 1 Hour Long
This Saturday morning at 9:00 AM we will air a Special Edition Show packed with guests and intense information. Tell your friends and watch it on WRDE, Comcast Channel 9 or Mediacom Channel 99. If you do not have access to Comcast Channel 9 but you have Comcast Cable, CALL Comcast today and tell them you want the new digital converter box. There's NO CHARGE for the box and you're already missing a ton of shows you've been paying for on your basic cable bill. When they converted to digital you lost many of the basic channels and you must have this FREE box to get it.
We'll see you Saturday at 9:00 AM.
Freed Guantanamo Detainees Head To Yemen To Rejoin Al Qaeda
At least a dozen former Guantanamo Bay inmates have rejoined Al Qaeda to fight in Yemen,The Times of London reported Tuesday, amid growing concern over the ability of the country’s government to accept almost 100 more former inmates from the detention center.
The Obama Administration promised to close the Guantanamo facility by January 22, a deadline that it will be unable to meet. The 91 Yemeni prisoners in Guantanamo make up the largest national contingent among the 198 being held.
Six prisoners were returned to Yemen last month. After the Christmas Day bomb plot in Detroit, U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that the country is becoming a hot-bed of terrorism. Eleven of the former inmates known to have rejoined Al Qaeda in Yemen were born in Saudi Arabia. The organization merged its Saudi and Yemeni offshoots last year.
More: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581962,00.html
The Obama Administration promised to close the Guantanamo facility by January 22, a deadline that it will be unable to meet. The 91 Yemeni prisoners in Guantanamo make up the largest national contingent among the 198 being held.
Six prisoners were returned to Yemen last month. After the Christmas Day bomb plot in Detroit, U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that the country is becoming a hot-bed of terrorism. Eleven of the former inmates known to have rejoined Al Qaeda in Yemen were born in Saudi Arabia. The organization merged its Saudi and Yemeni offshoots last year.
More: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581962,00.html
Salisbury City Council President, Louise Smith Excludes Tax Payers from Work Sessions
The word is; Salisbury City Council president Louise Smith, at Monday night's work session, has decided that there is not enough public interest in the City Council's work sessions. Typically worksessions take place at 4:30pm in the evenings. Smith, along with other "retired from the work force" council members, have determined that if there is a need for a second work session during the month, it will be held at 9:30AM, during the workday, excluding not only most of the working public from these meetings, but any council member that holds a regular 9 to 5 job.
How's that for transparency?
So, if you are concerned about crime in the city or if you worry about the outrageous spending that's been taking place by the council, *cough cough - fire boat*, and want to be involved, it's just too bad, if you still have a job.
Schedule of Meetings
Constitutionality of Proposed Health Care Bill
- thoughts on the Constitutionality of the proposed health care bill, by Michael Connelly, Ret. Constitutional Attorney
Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard or expected.
To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its implications is in fact true, despite what the Democrats and the media are saying. The law does provide for rationing of health care, particularly where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are involved, free health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession.
The Bill will also eventually force private insurance companies out of business, and put everyone into a government run system. All decisions about personal health care will ultimately be made by federal bureaucrats, and most of them will not be health care professionals. Hospital admissions, payments to physicians, and allocations of necessary medical devices will be strictly controlled by the government.
However, as scary as all of that is, it just scratches the surface. In fact, I have concluded that this legislation really has no intention of providing affordable health care choices. Instead it is a convenient cover for the most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of government that has ever occurred, or even been contemplated If this law or a similar one is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of the United States will effectively have been destroyed.
The first thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S. Government. The Congress will be transferring to the Obama Administration authority in a number of different areas over the lives of the American people, and the businesses they own.
The irony is that the Congress doesn't have any authority to legislate in most of those areas to begin with! I defy anyone to read the text of the U.S. Constitution and find any authority granted to the members of Congress to regulate health care.
This legislation also provides for access, by the appointees of the Obama administration, of all of your personal healthcare direct violation of the specific provisions of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution information, your personal financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and hospital. All of this is a protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. You can also forget about the right to privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the 3rd and 4th Amendments may provide.
If you decide not to have healthcare insurance, or if you have private insurance that is not deemed acceptable to the Health Choices Administrator appointed by Obama, there will be a tax imposed on you. It is called a tax instead of a fine because of the intent to avoid application of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment. However, that doesn't work because since there is nothing in the law that allows you to contest or appeal the imposition of the tax, it is definitely depriving someone of property without the due process of law.
So, there are three of those pesky amendments that the far left hate so much, out the original ten in the Bill of Rights, that are effectively nullified by this law. It doesn't stop there though.
The 9th Amendment that provides: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people;
The 10th Amendment states: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are preserved to the States respectively, or to the people. Under the provisions of this piece of Congressional handiwork neither the people nor the states are going to have any rights or powers at all in many areas that once were theirs to control.
I could write many more pages about this legislation, but I think you get the idea. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power and limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members of both houses of Congress to "be bound by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution." If I was a member of Congress I would not be able to vote for this legislation or anything like it, without feeling I was violating that sacred oath or affirmation. If I voted for it anyway, I would hope the American people would hold me accountable.
For those who might doubt the nature of this threat, I suggest they consult the source, the US Constitution, and Bill of Rights. There you can see exactly what we are about to have taken from us.
Michael Connelly Retired attorney, Constitutional Law Instructor Carrollton , Texas
Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard or expected.
To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its implications is in fact true, despite what the Democrats and the media are saying. The law does provide for rationing of health care, particularly where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are involved, free health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession.
The Bill will also eventually force private insurance companies out of business, and put everyone into a government run system. All decisions about personal health care will ultimately be made by federal bureaucrats, and most of them will not be health care professionals. Hospital admissions, payments to physicians, and allocations of necessary medical devices will be strictly controlled by the government.
However, as scary as all of that is, it just scratches the surface. In fact, I have concluded that this legislation really has no intention of providing affordable health care choices. Instead it is a convenient cover for the most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of government that has ever occurred, or even been contemplated If this law or a similar one is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of the United States will effectively have been destroyed.
The first thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S. Government. The Congress will be transferring to the Obama Administration authority in a number of different areas over the lives of the American people, and the businesses they own.
The irony is that the Congress doesn't have any authority to legislate in most of those areas to begin with! I defy anyone to read the text of the U.S. Constitution and find any authority granted to the members of Congress to regulate health care.
This legislation also provides for access, by the appointees of the Obama administration, of all of your personal healthcare direct violation of the specific provisions of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution information, your personal financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and hospital. All of this is a protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. You can also forget about the right to privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the 3rd and 4th Amendments may provide.
If you decide not to have healthcare insurance, or if you have private insurance that is not deemed acceptable to the Health Choices Administrator appointed by Obama, there will be a tax imposed on you. It is called a tax instead of a fine because of the intent to avoid application of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment. However, that doesn't work because since there is nothing in the law that allows you to contest or appeal the imposition of the tax, it is definitely depriving someone of property without the due process of law.
So, there are three of those pesky amendments that the far left hate so much, out the original ten in the Bill of Rights, that are effectively nullified by this law. It doesn't stop there though.
The 9th Amendment that provides: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people;
The 10th Amendment states: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are preserved to the States respectively, or to the people. Under the provisions of this piece of Congressional handiwork neither the people nor the states are going to have any rights or powers at all in many areas that once were theirs to control.
I could write many more pages about this legislation, but I think you get the idea. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power and limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members of both houses of Congress to "be bound by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution." If I was a member of Congress I would not be able to vote for this legislation or anything like it, without feeling I was violating that sacred oath or affirmation. If I voted for it anyway, I would hope the American people would hold me accountable.
For those who might doubt the nature of this threat, I suggest they consult the source, the US Constitution, and Bill of Rights. There you can see exactly what we are about to have taken from us.
Michael Connelly Retired attorney, Constitutional Law Instructor Carrollton , Texas
MISSING PERSON LOCATED
Please discontinue any further lookout for Elwood Morris, Sr. He has been located in Dover Delaware and is currently at the Dover Police Department awaiting arrival for family members to pick him up.
PRUDEN: A Little Religion For The Messiah
Since it's an ill wind that blows nobody good, even downwind from Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab and his deadly skivvies, we may owe a profound debt of gratitude to the Detroit underwear bomber.
He's the instrument, maybe, of Barack Obama getting a little religion, and if so it's not the stuff of Arabia, but real, heartfelt attitude-changing religion. The president has apparently decided that Islamic terror is real, and aimed straight at America. He's even calling terror "terror" (just like George W. Bush).
This was no doubt difficult for the messiah from Hyde Park, who arrived in Washington persuaded that "terrorism" was a figment of George W.'s benighted imagination, that misunderstandings between America and the Muslim world were all the fault of America. A few apologies, a bended knee, a deep head-banging bow to an Arab king would demonstrate that Americans understand at last what chauvinist pigs and imperialist dogs those founding fathers really were &— Englishmen all, with their ignorant ideas about American "exceptionalism" and the idea that free men bow to none but the Almighty.
The president upset a lot of Americans with his Absolutely Grand Amalgamated and Contrite Apology Tour of the Middle East, promising to pluck the tailfeathers of the American eagle and show Americans how to behave to the standards of the Old (and the Very Old) World. This naturally pleased his liberal cult, accustomed through the decades of blaming America first for everything bad. We gloomily concluded that Jimmy Carter is back in the White House.
He's the instrument, maybe, of Barack Obama getting a little religion, and if so it's not the stuff of Arabia, but real, heartfelt attitude-changing religion. The president has apparently decided that Islamic terror is real, and aimed straight at America. He's even calling terror "terror" (just like George W. Bush).
This was no doubt difficult for the messiah from Hyde Park, who arrived in Washington persuaded that "terrorism" was a figment of George W.'s benighted imagination, that misunderstandings between America and the Muslim world were all the fault of America. A few apologies, a bended knee, a deep head-banging bow to an Arab king would demonstrate that Americans understand at last what chauvinist pigs and imperialist dogs those founding fathers really were &— Englishmen all, with their ignorant ideas about American "exceptionalism" and the idea that free men bow to none but the Almighty.
The president upset a lot of Americans with his Absolutely Grand Amalgamated and Contrite Apology Tour of the Middle East, promising to pluck the tailfeathers of the American eagle and show Americans how to behave to the standards of the Old (and the Very Old) World. This naturally pleased his liberal cult, accustomed through the decades of blaming America first for everything bad. We gloomily concluded that Jimmy Carter is back in the White House.
Administration Knew Of Tactic Used In Airliner Attack Since October
The Obama administration official who declared there was "no smoking gun" that could have alerted authorities about an al-Qaida plot to bring down a U.S. airliner over Detroit had received a personal, high-level briefing in October warning of a new al-Qaida tactic of hiding a bomb in an attacker's underwear.
On Fox News Sunday, John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security, told host Chris Wallace, "There was no smoking gun. There was no piece of intelligence that said, 'This guy's a terrorist. He's going to get on a plane.' No, not whatsoever."
Despite Brennan's contention that no smoking gun preceded the attack, Newsweek reported that Brennan received a personal briefing in October from Muhammad bin Nayef, the Saudi Prince who narrowly survived an al-Qaida assassination attempt in August. Nayef was wounded in the explosion, which used the same technique, and the same PETN explosive material, that authorities say Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab employed to try to bring down a Northwest airliner on Christmas Day.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for both attacks.
An intelligence source told Newsweek bin Nayef personally briefed Brennan because "he didn't think [U.S. officials] were paying enough attention" to the growing al-Qaida threat in Yemen, Newsweek reported.
More here..
On Fox News Sunday, John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security, told host Chris Wallace, "There was no smoking gun. There was no piece of intelligence that said, 'This guy's a terrorist. He's going to get on a plane.' No, not whatsoever."
Despite Brennan's contention that no smoking gun preceded the attack, Newsweek reported that Brennan received a personal briefing in October from Muhammad bin Nayef, the Saudi Prince who narrowly survived an al-Qaida assassination attempt in August. Nayef was wounded in the explosion, which used the same technique, and the same PETN explosive material, that authorities say Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab employed to try to bring down a Northwest airliner on Christmas Day.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for both attacks.
An intelligence source told Newsweek bin Nayef personally briefed Brennan because "he didn't think [U.S. officials] were paying enough attention" to the growing al-Qaida threat in Yemen, Newsweek reported.
More here..
Pantybomber Exposes Naked Bureaucracy
On Christmas Day, a gentleman from Nigeria succeeded (effortlessly) in boarding a flight to Detroit with a bomb in his underwear. Pretty funny, huh?
But the Pantybomber wasn't the big joke. The real laugh was the United States government. The global hyperpower spent the next week making itself a laughingstock to the entire planet. First, the bureaucrats at the TSA swung into action with a whole new range of restrictions.
Against radical Yemen-trained Muslims wearing weaponized briefs? Of course not. That would be too obvious. So instead they imposed a slew of constraints against you. At Heathrow last week, they were permitting only one item of carry-on on U.S. flights. In Toronto, no large purses.
Um, the Pantybomber didn't have a purse. He brought the bomb on board under his private parts, and his private parts weren't part of his carry-on (although, if reports of injuries sustained in his failed mission are correct, they may well have been part of his carry-off). But no matter. If in doubt, blame the victim. The TSA announced that for the last hour of the flight no passenger can use the toilets or have anything on his lap — not a laptop, not a blanket, not a stewardess, not even a paperback book. I can't wait for the first lawsuit after an infidel flight attendant confiscates a litigious imam's Koran as they're coming into LAX.
More from Mark Steyn..
But the Pantybomber wasn't the big joke. The real laugh was the United States government. The global hyperpower spent the next week making itself a laughingstock to the entire planet. First, the bureaucrats at the TSA swung into action with a whole new range of restrictions.
Against radical Yemen-trained Muslims wearing weaponized briefs? Of course not. That would be too obvious. So instead they imposed a slew of constraints against you. At Heathrow last week, they were permitting only one item of carry-on on U.S. flights. In Toronto, no large purses.
Um, the Pantybomber didn't have a purse. He brought the bomb on board under his private parts, and his private parts weren't part of his carry-on (although, if reports of injuries sustained in his failed mission are correct, they may well have been part of his carry-off). But no matter. If in doubt, blame the victim. The TSA announced that for the last hour of the flight no passenger can use the toilets or have anything on his lap — not a laptop, not a blanket, not a stewardess, not even a paperback book. I can't wait for the first lawsuit after an infidel flight attendant confiscates a litigious imam's Koran as they're coming into LAX.
More from Mark Steyn..
Continental Congress
Joe,
Did you hear about the Continental Congress held in Illinois in November? Take the time to review it.
http://www.cc2009.us/
I was surprised.
Did you hear about the Continental Congress held in Illinois in November? Take the time to review it.
http://www.cc2009.us/
I was surprised.
New Lungs For Chuck Special TODAY At Greene Turtle
Click on image to enlarge. Fernando Guerrero will be there at 12:30 pm today to sign autographs.
Two Cents Short, Company Tried To Cancel COBRA Benefits
This is one of our editors’ picks from our ongoing roundup of Investigations Elsewhere.
As the recession pushes more Americans to rely on COBRA, the federal program that lets laid-off workers pay to (they’re not really purchasing it), since they already have it keep their employer-provided health insurance for up to 18 months, The Miami Herald’s John Dorschner looks at how well the program works through one particularly trying case.
The stimulus included an initial $24.7 billion to subsidize the cost of premiums paid by laid-off workers for their COBRA benefits. But Dorschner found that above and beyond the cost of premiums, people eligible for the COBRA program can struggle to keep their benefits.
State Police To Host Career Fair
When: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Where: At the DSP Museum which is on the State Police Headquarters Complex in Dover, Delaware. The complex is located on the northbound side of Route 13, just north of the Dover Mall.
Resume: The Delaware State Police is currently accepting applications for the position of Trooper as well as civilian positions. The DSP Human Resources Department will be hosting a Job Fair on January 19th so that those interested in this career can visit with a recruiter and also ask questions of current officers.
Background: To perform the duties of State Trooper, an applicant must demonstrate good judgment, thoroughness, conscientiousness, common sense, motivation, and enthusiasm for the job. Troopers must be dependable and willing to get involved in order to help deal with the problems of today's society. Troopers must be able to assume responsibility, make decisions often under pressure, work without supervision, follow orders, function in physical danger, and act under pressure, communicate well, and combine physical and mental resources.
Interested applicants must meet the following requirements before submitting an application:
Citizenship- Applicant must be a United States citizen. Age- Applicants must reach their 21st birthday prior to completion of the Academy training, and must not be older than 39 on the first day of the Academy. Education- Applicant must have a high school diploma or GED, and have attained a minimum of 60 semester credits, or 90-quarter credits, from an accredited college or university. Alternatively, must have 30 college credits along with either two years of active duty military service, or two years as a full time, Delaware-certified police officer. (60 college credits are required to compete for the rank of Sergeant, and a Bachelor's Degree is required to compete for the ranks of Lieutenant and above)
Residence- No requirement at time of application, however Delaware residency is required at the completion of the academy training. Troopers are subject to assignment in any part of the state. Driver's License- Applicant must have a current valid driver's license and at least one (1) year of driving experience. A DUI conviction within 5 years, or a suspension or revocation within 3 years, is an automatic disqualification. A history of traffic violations, or an accumulation of six (6) or more points, is an automatic disqualification.
Criminal Record and Activity- Any felony conviction is an automatic disqualification. Any criminal activity that would be considered a felony under federal law of the state in which the activity occurred is a disqualification. Arrests for any offense must be expunged, and conviction of any offense must be pardoned, prior to submitting an application. (Arrest or conviction for all other crimes and offenses are subject to evaluation.)
Drug Usage- Use of an illegal drug two years prior to application, or at any time usage of a hallucinogenic drug, will be an automatic disqualification. All other drug usage is subject to review. *Weight- Weight must comply with the Delaware State Police weight chart or maximum allowed body fat percentage.
Anyone seeking additional information on a career with the DSP can contact the Delaware State Police Recruiting Office at 302.739.5980 or visit the DSP website at http://www.dsp.delaware.gov/recruiting/recruit.shtml#Job
Where: At the DSP Museum which is on the State Police Headquarters Complex in Dover, Delaware. The complex is located on the northbound side of Route 13, just north of the Dover Mall.
Resume: The Delaware State Police is currently accepting applications for the position of Trooper as well as civilian positions. The DSP Human Resources Department will be hosting a Job Fair on January 19th so that those interested in this career can visit with a recruiter and also ask questions of current officers.
Background: To perform the duties of State Trooper, an applicant must demonstrate good judgment, thoroughness, conscientiousness, common sense, motivation, and enthusiasm for the job. Troopers must be dependable and willing to get involved in order to help deal with the problems of today's society. Troopers must be able to assume responsibility, make decisions often under pressure, work without supervision, follow orders, function in physical danger, and act under pressure, communicate well, and combine physical and mental resources.
Interested applicants must meet the following requirements before submitting an application:
Citizenship- Applicant must be a United States citizen. Age- Applicants must reach their 21st birthday prior to completion of the Academy training, and must not be older than 39 on the first day of the Academy. Education- Applicant must have a high school diploma or GED, and have attained a minimum of 60 semester credits, or 90-quarter credits, from an accredited college or university. Alternatively, must have 30 college credits along with either two years of active duty military service, or two years as a full time, Delaware-certified police officer. (60 college credits are required to compete for the rank of Sergeant, and a Bachelor's Degree is required to compete for the ranks of Lieutenant and above)
Residence- No requirement at time of application, however Delaware residency is required at the completion of the academy training. Troopers are subject to assignment in any part of the state. Driver's License- Applicant must have a current valid driver's license and at least one (1) year of driving experience. A DUI conviction within 5 years, or a suspension or revocation within 3 years, is an automatic disqualification. A history of traffic violations, or an accumulation of six (6) or more points, is an automatic disqualification.
Criminal Record and Activity- Any felony conviction is an automatic disqualification. Any criminal activity that would be considered a felony under federal law of the state in which the activity occurred is a disqualification. Arrests for any offense must be expunged, and conviction of any offense must be pardoned, prior to submitting an application. (Arrest or conviction for all other crimes and offenses are subject to evaluation.)
Drug Usage- Use of an illegal drug two years prior to application, or at any time usage of a hallucinogenic drug, will be an automatic disqualification. All other drug usage is subject to review. *Weight- Weight must comply with the Delaware State Police weight chart or maximum allowed body fat percentage.
Anyone seeking additional information on a career with the DSP can contact the Delaware State Police Recruiting Office at 302.739.5980 or visit the DSP website at http://www.dsp.delaware.gov/recruiting/recruit.shtml#Job
Passenger Becomes Enraged After Minor Traffic Crash, Ultimately Arrested
Location: I-95 on ramp from Route 202 southbound, Wilmington, Delaware, New Castle County
Date and Time: Friday, January 1, 2010, at 12:57 p.m.
Suspect(s): Jerry Bellefleur, 32, of West 26th Street in Wilmington, Delaware
Resume: On Friday afternoon, January 1st, Troopers were called to the above listed location for the report of a disorderly subject subsequent a vehicle crash.
This investigation revealed a 31-year-old female from Wilmington and a 54-year-old Townsend man were involved in a very minor traffic crash on the I-95 on ramp from Route 202 southbound.
When officers arrived on the scene, they witnessed Jerry Bellefleur, who was originally a passenger in the female’s vehicle, holding a pipe in his hands and was chasing after and threatening the 54-year-old man. Bellefleur allegedly was upset as the parties involved in the crash had exchanged words after the collision.
Bellefleur eventually dropped the pipe and officers took him into custody without further incident. While seated in the back of the officer’s patrol car, Bellefleur damaged the rear window to the cruiser in an attempt to escape.
He was eventually transported back to Troop 1 and charged with the following offenses: Reckless Endangering (misdemeanor), Menacing (misdemeanor), Attempted Escape (misdemeanor), Disorderly Conduct (misdemeanor) and Criminal Mischief (misdemeanor). He was released after posting a $1,500.00 secured bond.
Pemberton Park Offers Winter Programs For Outdoor Enthusiasts
(Salisbury, MD) Join outdoor enthusiasts for some fun winter programs at Pemberton Historical Park! On Friday, January 8 at 7:00 P.M. join a Park Naturalist for an Owl Prowl and explore the park to discover these fascinating night creatures. Learn prowling techniques to use in your backyard as well. Dress warmly and don’t forget your flashlight. This program is open to ages 7 and up and is $6/person; $18/family of four; Free/Friends of Pemberton Historical Park.
On Saturday, January 9 at 11:00 A.M. Pemberton Historical Park will be holding a Birdfeeder Construction Workshop. Feed your friends and help the Earth at the same time as we construct creative and unique feeders from materials around your house. Your backyard birds will be happy you did! This program is for children of all ages and is $4 per birdfeeder.
Finish your feeder and stay for a Reptile Show at 12:30 P.M. and get an up close look at some of the Eastern Shore’s most fascinating snakes and turtles. Meet Black Beauty, Pemberton’s famous Black Rat Snake! This program is open to all ages and is $6/person; $18/family of four; Free/Friends of Pemberton Historical Park.
On Wednesday, January 20 at 7:30 P.M., Pemberton Historical Park will be holding another lecture from its great, new lecture series, The Third Wednesday Lectures. Local Beekeeper Dean Burroughs will present about the history of beekeeping since Colonial times. The lecture will take place in the Education Center. Light refreshments will be served. This program is open to all ages and is $6 per person.
Join Pemberton Historical Park on Thursday, January 28 at 7:30 P.M. for their Star Gazers program. The Moon will be full for a night of fun activities, crafts, prizes and plenty of hot chocolate. If you have a telescope or binoculars, bring them along. Don’t forget a lawn chair and to dress warmly. Meet a Naturalist in the Education Center. This program is open to all ages and is $6 per person, $18 for a family of four and free to Friends of Pemberton Historical Park.
Pemberton Historical Park is located at 5561 Plantation Lane in Salisbury, MD. For more information, please contact Kerri Liming at 410-860-2447 or email pembertonpark@wicomicocounty.org.
On Saturday, January 9 at 11:00 A.M. Pemberton Historical Park will be holding a Birdfeeder Construction Workshop. Feed your friends and help the Earth at the same time as we construct creative and unique feeders from materials around your house. Your backyard birds will be happy you did! This program is for children of all ages and is $4 per birdfeeder.
Finish your feeder and stay for a Reptile Show at 12:30 P.M. and get an up close look at some of the Eastern Shore’s most fascinating snakes and turtles. Meet Black Beauty, Pemberton’s famous Black Rat Snake! This program is open to all ages and is $6/person; $18/family of four; Free/Friends of Pemberton Historical Park.
On Wednesday, January 20 at 7:30 P.M., Pemberton Historical Park will be holding another lecture from its great, new lecture series, The Third Wednesday Lectures. Local Beekeeper Dean Burroughs will present about the history of beekeeping since Colonial times. The lecture will take place in the Education Center. Light refreshments will be served. This program is open to all ages and is $6 per person.
Join Pemberton Historical Park on Thursday, January 28 at 7:30 P.M. for their Star Gazers program. The Moon will be full for a night of fun activities, crafts, prizes and plenty of hot chocolate. If you have a telescope or binoculars, bring them along. Don’t forget a lawn chair and to dress warmly. Meet a Naturalist in the Education Center. This program is open to all ages and is $6 per person, $18 for a family of four and free to Friends of Pemberton Historical Park.
Pemberton Historical Park is located at 5561 Plantation Lane in Salisbury, MD. For more information, please contact Kerri Liming at 410-860-2447 or email pembertonpark@wicomicocounty.org.
Happy New Year? Fat Chance, Say Some Economists
Economists are starting the new year with predictions of gloom for 2010. The Wall Street Journal‘s Michael S. Derby reports that Martin Feldstein, a Harvard economist, worries the economy “could run out of steam sometime in 2010.” Feldstein, who is also emeritus president of the National Bureau of Economic Research, tied his concern to a stimulus package that “delivered much less” than its price tag suggested.
Monday, January 04, 2010
Coast Guard Searching For Missing Boater
We've just been informed the Coast Guard is looking for a missing boater off Deal Island.
Coast guard is on the scene now. The boat is out of Wenona. Maryland State Police helicopter is also searching.
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